What color is #9F5E4E?

#9F5E4E is a desaturated red known as Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chutney?

The RGB value is 159, 94, 78: 159 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chutney?

The complementary color is #4E8F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chutney color: hex code #9F5E4E

#9F5E4E rgb(159, 94, 78)

Shades of brown

Chutney has the hex code #9F5E4E. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (159, 94, 78).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 34% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 51% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

Chutney (#9F5E4E) color codes

HEX	`#9F5E4E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 94, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 36.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 34%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 51%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 51%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.88, 24.75, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.88, 32.15, 39.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.677, 15.928, 9.244)`
Decimal	`10444366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chutney, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9F5E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9F5E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5e4e; }
.text { color: #9f5e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 94 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5e4e, #9f864e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #9F5E4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9F5E4E?: #9F5E4E is a desaturated red known as Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chutney?: The RGB value is 159, 94, 78: 159 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chutney?: The complementary color is #4E8F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.